Stress Management

The accelerating pace of life, environmental requirements, level of aggression, and instability – all make stress almost unavoidable. Yet stress is not always a bad thing. Stress, as such, is a normal reaction to external actions. Stress can have a positive mobilizing effect but also can be destructive. Stress decreases working capabilities and can lead to loss of motivation. Within an organization, a high level of “negative” stress inevitably results in conflicts inside the team, lower efficiency of business processes, and quality of work.

In the course of training, we will analyze possible causes of negative stress, determine your strategies of behavior in stressful situations, practice effective methods of coping with stress, and work out your own life rules that will help you protect yourself from stress in the future.

This course offers a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical exercises focused on:

• Understanding stress: Defining stress, its origins, physiology, and types, to build a solid foundation for effective management.
• Assessing stress levels: Exploring methods to determine stress levels and identify signs of professional burnout through hands-on assessments.
• Recognizing symptoms: Identifying physiological, emotional, and mental symptoms of increased stress to better understand personal experiences.
• Identifying stress factors: Examining common stressors related to work, relationships, health, and environmental changes, and their impact on well-being.
• Preventing stress: Learning techniques to recognize personal needs and establish comfort zones to mitigate stress effectively.
• Differentiate stress types:
• Identify causes of negative stress:
• Protect against stress:
• Control personal states:
• Resolve stressful situations:
• Overcome common stressors:

Upon completing the course, participants will be able to:

Differentiate stress types:

Distinguish between positive and negative stress and understand their effects on performance.

Identify causes of negative stress:

Recognize the root causes of stress and develop strategies to eliminate potential stress factors.

Protect against stress:

Implement techniques to safeguard mental and emotional well-being in various life situations.

Control personal states:

Manage physical, emotional, and mental states during stressful situations to maintain composure and effectiveness.

Resolve stressful situations:

Apply eco-friendly methods to navigate and resolve stressful interactions comfortably.

Overcome common stressors:

Utilize practical strategies for handling stress in communication, time pressure, and external factors.

• Learn to distinguish positive and negative stress
• Understand the causes of negative stress
• Eliminate possible stress factors
• Learn how to protect oneself from stress at work and in life
• Learn to control your own physical, emotional, and mental state under stress
• Learn how to resolve stressful situations in the most comfortable and eco-friendly way

What is stress?

1. Definition, origin, physiology, and types of stress.

2. Methods used to determine the level of stress and professional burnout.

3. Symptoms of increased stress – physiological, emotional, mental

4. Stress factors: requirements, environment, work, relationships, health, changes.

5. Danger, fear, anxiety – learning to recognize stress forming states.

Methods for preventing stress

1. Learning to recognize your own needs and determine your comfort zone.

2. Extending the horizon of expectations, decreasing requirements for yourself and your life.

3. Methods for managing your own emotional state to avoid stress.

4. Methods for life balancing to decrease negative stress.

5. What are personal boundaries, and how can they help with stress?

Overcoming stress in the most common situations

1. Stress in communications with other people – how to avoid it?

2. Coping with stress under time pressure and high workload.

3. Handling external stress factors (emotional contamination, group pressure, pathogenic environment)

4. Physical, psychological, and mental methods for self-control in stress.